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MEN CONVICTED OF KILLING JAMAICAN BOXER TREVOR BERBICK LOST APPEAL!
By Barbara Gayle— KINGSTON, Jamaica: The court has turned down the appeal of the two men convicted of the murder of former Jamaican world heavyweight boxing champion, Trevor Berbick. The Court of Appeal handed down its ruling this afternoon. The boxer’s nephew, Harold Berbick and another man, Kenton Gordon, were convicted of the murder in 2007. Berbick was sentenced to life in prison while Gordon was sentenced to 14 years. Their attorneys had argued that the police did not follow proper … Read entire article »
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HUGE DEMAND FOR VYBZ KARTEL’S MUSIC IN EUROPE, ACCORDING TO HIS DISTRIBUTOR!
By Howard Campbell— Vybz Kartel— AS the Vybz Kartel murder trial winds down, the distributor of a multi-song album containing some of the deejay’s biggest hit songs, says interest in his music continues to grow. Tad Dawkins, owner of Tad’s Record, told the Jamaica Observer that Kartel Forever: Trilogy, the 60-track album released by the company last September, has sold well in Europe where the flamboyant Kartel has a strong base. “People in that part of the world still … Read entire article »
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WAYNE “SLENG TENG” SMITH LAID TO REST!
By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston– May Coley, mother of Wayne Smith, looks at his lifeless body at the Faith United Brethren in Christ of God church in Washington Gardens on Saturday. (PHOTOS: MICHAEL GORDON—WAYNE ‘Sleng Teng’ Smith made his transition on February 17, just days before he was scheduled to start a world tour. The late singer’s nephew, Aubrey Young, made the disclosure while giving the eulogy at Smith’s thanksgiving service Saturday at the Faith United Brethren in Christ … Read entire article »
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BUJU BANTON PAYS TRIBUTE TO HIS FORMER LAWYER CHOKWE LUMUMBA!
By Karyl Walker— BUJU BANTON … it’s with a deep sense of privation that I mourn the passing of my friend and another great black freedom fighter— INCARCERATED Reggae icon Buju Banton has issued a heart-rending tribute to his former lead attorney and late Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, Kwame Lumumba, who died under mysterious circumstances last week. Writing from a federal prison in Miami, Florida, Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie, blasted the system which he claimed entrapped … Read entire article »
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TESSANNE CHIN CLOCKS HER THIRD WEEK AT NO.1 ON THE SOUTH FLORIDA REGGAE CHART!
THE SOUTH FLORIDA TOP 25 REGGAE CHART 3/7/14 TW LW WOC TITLE ARTIST LABEL HPR 1 -1 -9 INCREDIBLE LOVE (3) TESSANNE CHIN PENTHOUSE RECORDS #1 2 3 9 Riot Sean Paul/Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley Atlantic/VP #2 3 4 9 Anything’s Possible Tessanne Chin Chimney’s Records #3 4 2 11 To Her With Love (They Say) Konshens Notice Productions #4 5 8 8 My Day Tarrus Riley Chimney’s Records #5 6 6 9 Bam Bam Terry Linen Joe Fraser Records #6 7 5 … Read entire article »
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REGGAE GOES CARNIVAL IN BRAZIL!
By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston— A float saluting Jamaican music.—- REGGAE held centrestage during last weekend’s Florianopolis Carnival in Brazil which involved a number of Jamaican personalities. Singers Bunny Wailer and Andrew Tosh, music industry veteran Maxine Stowe and former Miss World Cindy Breakspeare were joined by former Jamaica football coach Rene Simoes, and Brazilian music promoter Chritiano Andrade, on a float saluting Jamaican music. The experience made an impression on the 65-year-old Wailer. “Being my first time in Brazil, to see and … Read entire article »
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COURT ORDERS SEIZURE OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS FROM DANCEHALL ARTIST TOMMY LEE SPARTA!
Tommy Lee Sparta– DANCEHALL artist Tommy Lee Sparta had his travel documents seized and a stop order placed on him at all ports when he appeared at the Half-Way-Tree Rsident Magistrate’s Court in St Andrew last Tuesday. Tommy Lee Sparta, whose real name is Leroy Russell, was appearing in court for the first time since being charged on February 14 for breaches of the Anti-Lottery Act. The artist is on $400,000 bail. Four other individuals were also … Read entire article »
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BORIS GARDINER – THE MAN BEHIND THE MUSIC!
Singer/songwriter and musician, Boris Gardiner—— Boris Gardiner, who was mentioned in last week’s article as being one of the Jamaican recording artists who had the distinction of making it to the No.1 position on the United Kingdom (UK) charts, is known to his many fans as the effortless smooth-voiced singer whose enunciation evokes memories of Nat King Cole and Johnny Ace, two of the greatest baritone singers of all time. But what is not so well known … Read entire article »
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IT’S OFFICIAL, A.J. BROWN IS THE NEW LEAD SINGER FOR THIRD WORLD!
A.J. Brown, who substituted for Bunny Rugs last year when Third World performed in Europe. – File By Shereita Grizzle— It may come as no surprise as many dubbed him the obvious choice for new lead singer of reggae ambassadors, Third World. He had been filling in for the ailing William ‘Bunny Rugs’ Clarke for most of their 40th anniversary tour last year, and with the death of its lead singer, it seems A.J. Brown has officially been granted ambassador … Read entire article »
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DANCEHALL SUPERSTAR I-OCTANE BEGINS “MY JOURNEY!”
By Rory Daley—- Dancehall artist I-Octane and Alaine perform Lighters Up at the former’s album launch at Triple Century Sports Bar in New Kingston, St Andrew, on Thursday night. (PHOTO: BRYAN CUMMINGS)– TRIPLE Century Sports Bar in New Kingston, St Andrew, was the venue for the launch of I-Octane’s sophomore album, My Journey. “The album represents a new dimension for me,” the entertainer told the Jamaica Observer. The 16-track set, a follow-up to 2012’s Crying to the Nation, is … Read entire article »
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